****OFFICIAL NBA Regular Season Thread****

[dirk digler]

Let's get it on... finally

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Too bad most of the favorites from the West are such unlikeable shitcocks. The winner of Utah and Denver is about all I can actually see myself rooting for if they go deep.

Throw in an unlikely Dallas and I agree. Denver/Utah has been incredible.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Throw in an unlikely Dallas and I agree. Denver/Utah has been incredible.

I'd love it if Portland, Dallas, and OKC could bounce their opponents, but those don't seem very likely.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Throw in an unlikely Dallas and I agree. Denver/Utah has been incredible.

I could root for Dallas. Denver’s always been a fun weird dark horse’ of a team to root for, kinda like Sacramento was for about 10 years starting in the late 90s.

[dirk digler]

Cooler heads prevailed. I have to think no way Lebron wasn't playing this might be his last best chance at a championship.

Sources say Chris Paul, the president of the players’ union, and vice president Andre Iguodala led the way, throughout the night and into the meeting today, in getting players to see the bigger picture-not just the financial implications of walking away from the rest of the season, but losing the strength of the platform they have in the bubble to continue to push for the changes they want.
What Changed?

“Persuasion and real talk,” said someone in the meetings.

That included the ongoing discussions with James. “He wants to play,” one source with knowledge of his thinking said Thursday. It was thus discordant to hear the Wednesday night news that he had been one of the voices opting to stop the season. But sources say James’ beliefs may have been twisted in the re-telling.

His frustration, per sources both in and outside of his camp, was not with those who wanted to to continue to play; it was with the lack of a plan going forward after the Bucks caught most of their playing brethren off guard with their decision to walk out Wednesday. The Lakers’ team vote Wednesday night, per a source, was not unanimous; some players wanted to keep playing, while others wanted to walk. And, as ever, people then looked to James.

“‘They’re going with whatever you (James) want to do,’” a source said. “‘Do you want to play or do you not want to play?’” And that’s when James figuratively said ‘let me sleep on it,’ and left the meeting, only to continue the discussion into the night.

When Paul and Iguodala came to the Thursday morning meeting, their marching orders were different than they’d been Wednesday night. They weren’t going to open the floor for unending discussions. This would be much more top-down leadership, with Paul telling his constituents, this is what we have to do.

“‘The first thing is, we have to play,’” a source who spoke with Paul Thursday said.

[Sassy Squatch]

Houston and Dallas are probably thankful for the extra 3 days of rest here. Could potentially swing their respective series fully into their favor.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Paul George basically said he's depressed being in the bubble so not sure he's ever showing up.

Umm you clearly don’t watch the games if you know that he said that but you don’t know that it came after a big game from him in game 5.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

It's certainly different than it was pre-2016, I'll say that.

So you know how polite we can be. . .

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

That's your takeaway from this thread.

And you have the juevos to say "nobody's listening to anyone anyway..."

Jesus you're a master of projection. You might as well have just said "Chicago Fans aren't listening" or "some people say they aren't listening..."

Pretty much all you have to add 'round here anymore. Casting yourself as an audience proxy of sorts and telling us what 'the world' thinks/does because you do it or think it.

Nah - I don't think I'll take my queues from you. There's been plenty of substantive back and forth in this thread. You're just not a big fan of the fact that your particular side of this argument sucks badly. I've listened to it. I've digested it. And it's been wholly unpersuasive.

Why? Because it's a bad argument. From a lousy messenger.

Seems to be the theme of the last couple days...

cues

Oh, and I just noticed . . . you have my most recent signature as your own. Was that my doing or straight from Bojack Wanda?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

cues

Oh, and I just noticed . . . you have my most recent signature as your own. Was that my doing or straight from Bojack Wanda?

Bojack.

Been there for about 18 months. I binged it awhile back.

Bojack and Ben Folds....**** - when did I become a straight up hipster?

[Discuss Thrower]

"I'm depressed about holding up my end of a multi-million dollar contract because I have to do play a game in an environment where I can't go **** around in my off time for two or three months."

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I imagine if it gets reported enough, they would but much like a couple of other "non-political" threads that remain in the lounge, sometimes it's pretty hard to keep things nice and neatly separated.

LOL I don't envy any of the mods these days.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Someone's unaware of the concept of a necessary predicate.

Hint: For one to have 'divided' something, it must first have to have been.....what?

But yeah - nobody's listening. Been directly spoken to...but nobody's listening.

I DID MATH IN THIS THREAD, BUEHLER! POORLY CONTRIVED AND VICIOUSLY STRAINED SEMI-SOUND MATH!

I mean what the ****? We law talking guys do what we do specifically because we hate math and have too much pride to go to business school. These are the efforts I've made in this thread. I did math. That's a big deal.

HEY MOTHER****ER!

What you got against business school guys?

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

I'd love it if Portland, Dallas, and OKC could bounce their opponents, but those don't seem very likely.

Agreed across the board. In the East, Miami, Milwaukee, and Toronto are all pretty fun to watch.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Cool. Won't watch another minute

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by O.city

Bball was my sport man. Had a couple offers, almost ended up at Drury. Was told I'd have to redshirt and might get playing time by my JR year.

No thank you.

Took my talents to the Missouri State golf program.

Nice. Are they D2 or NAIA?

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Cooler heads prevailed. I have to think no way Lebron wasn't playing this might be his last best chance at a championship.

Paul has always been a smart player on the court, looks like he is one off as well. Ive always said CP3 in Westbrooks body and guy would be Top 5 of all time.